ADI was the first & only potential GOP candidate to state there will be no cuts to Social Security, Medicare & Medicaid. Trump’s first budget proposal relied on questionable math when it sought to eliminate the budget deficit after 10 years, but even that goal has slipped out of reach. The notion of a White House “Infrastructure Week” has become a standing joke on Capitol Hill. Trump’s budgets have also proposed enormous cuts to domestic spending programs as a way to try to bring the deficit down. During the Obama administration, the White House budget proposal was typically released at a high-profile news conference featuring members of the Cabinet and top aides.

Source: Washington Post February 08, 2020 23:15 UTC